Rankine

[ rang-kin ]

/ ˈræŋ kɪn /

noun

William John Mac·quorn

[muh-kwawrn], /məˈkwɔrn/, 1820–70, Scottish engineer and physicist.

adjective

Thermodynamics. pertaining to an absolute temperature scale (Rankine scale ) in which the degree intervals are equal to those of the Fahrenheit scale and in which 0° Rankine equals −459.7° Fahrenheit.Compare absolute temperature scale, Kelvin (defs. 2, 3).

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Example sentences from the Web for Rankine

Tredgold and Rankine estimate the weight of a dense crowd at 120 pounds per square foot.
Bridge Disasters in America|George L. Vose
"I hear you're cruising about the Galloway coast," Rankine said to Andrew.
Johnstone of the Border|Harold Bindloss
Ten minutes later, the boats returned and Rankine received the young lieutenant in his cabin.
Johnstone of the Border|Harold Bindloss
Thus Rankine gives that shown in Fig. 132, which is obtained as follows.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II|Joshua Rose

Carnot, Clausius, Thomson, and Rankine have all from different points of view been led to the same conclusion.
The Theistic Conception of the World|B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) Cocker

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